Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
daughters life at the risk OF YOUR own -,

SIella OF ner rescue from Inc STAKE. .
do not know how to reward you suffc
emily. Here is gold-alI that l nave wit
| me. If you will come to Bolsa de Flores
my plantation on the Guadeloupe, wi
: give yCu more.p
/ "The Comanche despises gold!" sal
Lagona, contemptuOusly, pushing BAG
the heavy purse which the planter offere
, to him.
"Accept, at least, my watch and gun
!, the one will tell you the time-the othe
will defend you from the foe"
The sun is my time keeper; hav
weapons OF my own!" said Lagona, in tn
same proud tone.
"Wha: can I give you-hoW rewart
your bravery?" asked the grateful father
The eyes of LagOna rested for mo
ment upon Stella. She looked very, YER
beautiful and her blue eyes were fxet
upon him with 10 * of intense graft
tude. What wonder that be, ell uutu
tOred in the "art Of Iove"-fOr art i
seems To be, alas! too much-what Won
der, say, that he should mistake tina
grateful look for an expression Of love
he did, apd, pointing to ner, looked De-
lorme full in the face and said;
81 plucked the white flower from the fire
III ny OCIA- wv A4CI ~ Liz.
TIE Slanter locked aghAst. Had the In
dian asked for haIi-aye, all-aIl of his
estate, he would not have been more as.
"What!" he gGsped-"give my Stella,
my angel child, to saYage-to wild
Iudian?"
care you better than the Crest Spirit?r'
| said Lag ma, haughtily. "In q dream He
] - her n IA ma. 20 md bsr
and take her TO my breast. | have done
! so, and she must DE mine!"
"Dreams always go by cOntraries, my
young luck" said the Major, quietly.
"You had better take the gentleman's
presents, and go back to your tribe
again"
"You are fool. You have squaw's
tongue-keep it between your teeth?' re-
Piled LagOna, bitterly.
The blood rushed up into the face of
Mccullough, and his hand sought the hilt
Of MS knife in an instant. Stella saw
that the storm Of MS fiery passion was
about to break forth, and besought him
not to be angry with the man who had
saved her life.
81 will do your will, lady" said the
ranger, "bQt more than one reGskin has
eaten dirt for saying less u Ben McCul-
Tough than he did"
"The white fl Jwer need not speak for
Lagon4. He is a brave and does not fear
the pale face chief. But he loves the
White flower, and would make her his
wife. Lagona is q great chief! A
thousand braves come when he calls.
Let the white flower speak" said the
Comanche.
GISha uuct on hOrna with nor 10th o~IJJ
said Sttlls, shrinking from the bold and
demanding look Of Lagona. "Let the
chief accept our presents, and return TO
his tribe, where many 8 maid will be
proud to accept his loveI'
"Lagons will not go! The Great Spirit
has SPOKEN, and the white f)Wer shall be
hIs!" cried the Indian, vehem -nt!y.
"Look ye here, MIR. Lagona-if that's
your name-you'd better sing in lower
key in this camp!" said the Major, ex-
hibiting unequivocal signs Of anger.
"YOu have done this gentleman a favor,
and he has offered to pay you for it, like
a man. You ref0se his presents, and ask
what is not only unnatural, but impossi-
BILE! And now you begin to put on airs,
and make threats! You've got to draw
rein, and stop just where you are, or
We'll have 10 teach you a lesson Of
patienCe!"
The young Comanche turned, and if
looks could have smitten O man down,
would have blasted Mccullough where he
stood. Bat the latter had faced angry
Indians before; aud he smiled bitterly,
as he said:
"You can't scare me by making faces.
If you don't know how to behave yourself
better, leGve!'
And he pointed to the horse of the
young chief.
"LagonG will go, but he will come
again, and he will not come alone? He
has spoken, The white flower shall be
his" cried the C0manche as he called to
his horse, which bounded TO his side.
ole has spoken lie! The white flower
will never grow on red dirt" said the
Major scornfully.
The young Indian made no reply, but
vaulting upon the back of the white horse,
rode off at full speed, followed by the
other.
"Thank Heaven he is gone-his looks
terrified me-" said Stella, as she leaned
upon her fathers arm for support
81 wish that he had accepted my pres
ents," said Mr.. Delorme.
at were better, while you are wishing,
to desire that you will see no more OF
him, at least until we are once more back
within the line of settlements" said the
Major.
"Why, do you think Re will dare to
pursue us?''
81 don't think much about it know
he will. re dare do anything. I read
devil in his eye"
"Fhen we ought not to tarry here"
1--WE viii not, long. After the men and
beasts heve been fed and rested shall
take the back track, and we may deem
ourselves lucky if we don't have him and
the thousand braves he boosted Of yelling
at our heels before We reacn the borders"
To be Continued in The Gazette Sunday Ad,1t 81